Raizō Ichikawa
Born
August 29, 1931
Died
July 17, 1969 (37 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Kyoto, Japan
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Ichikawa Raizō VIII (born 29 August 1931 in Kyoto, Japan, died 17 July 1969 in Tokyo, Japan) was a Japanese film and kabuki actor. Died of rectal cancer.
He was born as Yoshiya Ōta in Kyoto on August 29, 1931.
Ichikawa Raizō appeared mostly in period dramas (jidaigeki). He is best known for the Sleepy Eyes of Death (Nemuri Kyoshiro) series, Ninja (Shinobi no Mono) series and Nakano Spy School (Rikugun Nakano Gakkō) series (based on the Nakano School). Raizō worked many times with director Kenji Misumi. Their collaborations include The Sword (Ken) (from a book by Yukio Mishima) and Destiny's Son (Kiru).
Other great works include An Actor's Revenge (Yukinojo henge).
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Known For
Sworn Brothers
Jokichi Sakurada
1969
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
Nemuri Kyoshiro
1969
Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair
Nemuri Kyoshiro
1968
Lone Wolf Isazo
Isazo
1968
The Night before Pearl Harbor
Jiro Shiina
1968
Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman
Nemuri Kyoshiro
1968
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
1967
A Killer's Key
Nitta
1967
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
Umpei 'Seishu' Hanaoka
1967
Young Boss, Fugitive
1967
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
Nemuri Kyoshiro
1967
Secret Assignment
Jiro Shiina
1967
A Certain Killer
Shiozawa
1967
Exterminate the Young Boss!
1967
Assignment Dragon No. 3
Jiro Shiina
1967
Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
Kojiro Kasumi
1966
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
Nemuri Kyoshiro
1966
Assignment Cloud
Jiro Shiina
1966
The Young Boss and the Navy Spirit
1966
The Betrayal
Kobuse Takuma
1966
The School of Spies
Jiro Shiina
1966
Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity
1966
Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess
Nemuri Kyoshiro
1966
Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
Saizo Kumogakure
1966
Young Boss: Invitation to Fight
1966
New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel
1965
Sword Devil
Hanpei
1965
New Tengu from Mount Kurama
1965
Young Boss: Prison Release
Takeshi Nanjo
1965
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
Saizo Kumogakure
1965
Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan
Nemuri Kyoshiro
1965
Young Boss
Takeshi Nanjo
1965
Bloody Shuriken
Ibuki
1965
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
Nemuri Kyoshiro
1965
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
Kirigakure Saizo
1964
The Gambling Samurai
1964
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
Nemuri Kyoshiro
1964
On the Road Forever
Ipponmatsu
1964
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
Saizo Kirigakure
1964
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing
Nemuri Kyoshiro
1964
The Man Disappears Yesterday
1964
Ken
Jiro Kokubun
1964
Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure
1964
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
Goemon Ishikawa
1963
Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
Nemuri Kyoshiro
1963
Bronze Magician
монах Докё
1963
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
Goemon Ishikawa
1963
The Confusing Journey of Jirocho
1963
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
Harima Aoyama
1963
The Third Shadow Warrior
Kyonosuke Ninomiya / Yasutaka Ikemoto
1963
Cut the Shadow
1963
An Actor's Revenge
Hirutaro
1963
Shinsengumi Chronicles
Yamasaki Susumu
1963
Yôki na tono-sama
1962
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
Ishikawa Goemon
1962
The Great Wall
Ching Ko
1962
The Fencing Master
Shojiro Sawada
1962
Ken ni kakeru
1962
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
1962
170 Leagues to Edo
1962
Destiny's Son
Takakura Shingo
1962
Seven Miles to Nakayama
Masakichi
1962
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962
The Broken Commandment
Ushimatsu Segawa
1962
Her Hidden Past
Mondo Hayase
1962
The Actress and the Three Rascals
1962
Flowers of Chivalry
1961
The Phantom Samurai
1961
Buddha
Kunala
1961
The Radiant Prince
Hikaru Genji
1961
Koina no Ginpei
1961
Song of Sado
1961
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
Suke-san
1961
The Gambler's Code
Kutsukake Tokijirô
1961
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
Ryûnosuke Tsukue
1961
A Lustful Man
Yonosuke
1961
Nuregami botan
1961
Vagabonds from Badgerville
1961
Satan's Sword: The Dragon God
Tsukue Ryunosuke
1960
Bara daimyo
1960
Lord Tadanao
1960
Satan's Sword
Ryunosuke Tsukue
1960
The Priest and the Beauty
Anchin
1960
Scarred Yosaburo
1960
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
1960
The Song Lantern
1960
The Demon of Mount Oe
Minamoto-no-Yorimitsu / Minamoto-no-Raikô
1960
Bonchi
Kikuji
1960
Yûrei koban
1960
Mission Accomplished
1960
The Two Musashis
1960
Enchanted Princess
Tanukichiro
1959
The Princess Says No
1959
Samurai Vendetta
Tenge Tanzen
1959
Stop the Old Fox
Shinosuke Shimada
1959
The Lord and the Gambler
1959
Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord
1959
Jirocho Fuji
Kira no Nikichi
1959
A Thousand Flying Cranes
Hanjirô
1959
The Gaijin
1959
Ojo-kichiza
1959
Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
1959
Hebihime sama
1959
Yutaro kodan
1959
Peony on the Skin
1959
Bakeneko goyō da
1958
Bakeneko Goyōda
1958
The Gay Masquerade
Benten kozo Kikunosuke
1958
Ambush at Iga Pass
1958
Nuregami kenpo
Gennosuke Matsudaira
1958
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
Hôjô Tokimune
1958
Conflagration
Goichi Mizoguchi
1958
The Swishing Sword
Shinpachiro Nasu
1958
Megitsune Buro
1958
The 7th Secret Agent to Edo
1958
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
1958
Tabi wa kimagure kaze makase
1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Takuminokami Asano
1958
Hanatarō Jumon
1958
The Magnificent Five
1958
Princess Tsuki
1958
Freelance Samurai
Momotaro / Shinnosuke Wakagi
1957
Demonfire Palanquin
1957
Secret of Naruto
1957
Inazuma Kaidō
1957
Mangorō Tengu
Tokugawa Mangorō
1957
Yataro’s Travel Hat
1957
Fighting Letter for 29 People
1957
Floating Vessel
1957
Love of the Princess
Arisugawa
1957
An Osaka Story
Keizaburo
1957
Daiei Studio is Bustling
1957
Gonpachi
Gonpachirô Shiga
1956
Fighting Fire Fighter
1956
Flowery Hood 2
1956
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Tatsuma Hayase
1956
Travel Chronicles of Yaji and Kita
1956
Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin
1956
Flowery Hood
1956
Flowery Brothers
1956
Fighting Birds
1956
Asataro the Crow
1956
Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan
Hyosuke Yagyu
1956
Matashirō Fighting Journey
1956
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
1956
Thief and Magistrate
1955
Iroha Elegy
1955
Taira Clan Saga
Taira Kiyomori
1955
The Magical Warrior
1955
The Dancer and Two Warriors
1955
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
The Young Lord
1955
The Magistrate
1955
The Second Son
1955
The Young Swordsman
1954
Onatsu and Seijuro
1954
The Princess Sen
1954
Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
1954
The Great White Tiger Platoon
1954